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El Niño Has Begun. It May Become the Strongest This Century

After clearing a spring forecasting hurdle, scientists see growing odds of a powerful climate event that could disrupt weather worldwide…

3 weeks ago

New NIH Security Rules for Genomic Data Sets Are Slowing Research, Prompting Workarounds

Data security experts say increased oversight is needed, but researchers are struggling to comply In the spring of 2025, Andrew…

4 weeks ago

Reading the Moon Like a Book — For the First Time

It might seem remarkable that a question as basic as "what is the Moon made of, and where?" remains unanswered.

4 weeks ago

Do animals perceive time differently from humans?

Science spoke with Ishan Singhal, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sussex, whose team is developing a new framework—called…

2 months ago

Speedy, spiraling electrical waves may be key to brain’s information flow

Like a stadium crowd performing a coordinated wave, neurons across the brain generate rhythmic electrical activity that sweeps through neural…

2 months ago

The Night That Is Disappearing: Earth’s Artificial Glow Has Grown 16% Since 2014

Today, for a growing share of the world's population, that sky is simply gone, washed out by the collective glow…

3 months ago

The Moon Is Calling Again: NASA’s Artemis II Is Cleared for Liftoff This April

Artemis II, the first crewed mission to reach the vicinity of the Moon in over 50 years, is officially targeting…

4 months ago

U.S. Spending Bill Secures Billions for NASA’s 2026 Plans

The U.S. Congress has approved a fiscal year 2026 “minibus” spending package that provides $24.4 billion in funding for NASA.

6 months ago

New Computational Tools Are Transforming How Scientists Model the Climate

As global temperatures rise, scientists are turning to advanced computational tools to better understand and predict the planet’s future.

7 months ago

Artificial Intelligence Unlocks a Century-Old Physics Puzzle

For more than a hundred years, physicists have struggled with one of the most complex challenges in statistical mechanics.

9 months ago